How To Install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7. policycoreutils-python is SELinux policy core python utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7.

What is policycoreutils-python

The policycoreutils-python package contains the management tools use to manage an SELinux environment.

We can use yum or dnf to install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install policycoreutils-python.

Install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install policycoreutils-python using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install policycoreutils-python

Install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install policycoreutils-python using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install policycoreutils-python

How To Uninstall policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the policycoreutils-python package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove policycoreutils-python

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install policycoreutils-python on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.